My jurisdiction is: Iowa
My ex-wife and I have joint custody of our two sons. My oldest son who is 12 is doing poorly in school and my ex recently called me to discuss putting him on medication to help him concentrate. I am against medicating children with needless drugs and feel he just needs to study more and be pushed harder in school along with a little extra help with his studies. I expressed to her that I am not ok with the possible harmful effects these drugs may cause not to mention the possible long term damage they could do to his liver. I suggested to her that if she was "tired" of trying to deal with this that he could come live with me and go to school where I live and I would help him. She became irrate at this idea and wouldn't consider it. I understand that taking him away from his school and friends would be tough on him. Well now I have come to find out that she has put him on medication without my consent and instructed him not to let me know. What can I do legally to keep her from feeding these drugs from my son?
My ex-wife and I have joint custody of our two sons. My oldest son who is 12 is doing poorly in school and my ex recently called me to discuss putting him on medication to help him concentrate. I am against medicating children with needless drugs and feel he just needs to study more and be pushed harder in school along with a little extra help with his studies. I expressed to her that I am not ok with the possible harmful effects these drugs may cause not to mention the possible long term damage they could do to his liver. I suggested to her that if she was "tired" of trying to deal with this that he could come live with me and go to school where I live and I would help him. She became irrate at this idea and wouldn't consider it. I understand that taking him away from his school and friends would be tough on him. Well now I have come to find out that she has put him on medication without my consent and instructed him not to let me know. What can I do legally to keep her from feeding these drugs from my son?